Quotes Library

April 27, 2025

A decent provision for the poor, is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English poet, critic, lexicographer, in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 1770, Jay p.197

Do the poor inspire compassion, or are they just annoying? Shiftless scammers?

Johnson puts it well, and simply so.

June 5, 2025

7 months ago

It is a great folly to offend many if you only want to insult one man.

January 16, 2025

11 months ago

[On Friedrich Hayek’s Road to Serfdom] A plan to resist all planning may be better than its opposite, but it belongs to the same style of politics.

March 23, 2025

9 months ago

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

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